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Activist Tamika Mallory will give annual Jana Mackey Distinguished Lecture
LAWRENCE – The 10th annual Jana Mackey Distinguished Lecture Series returns next month with an activist who served as national co-chair for the Women’s March in Washington D.C. ...
Uzbek regime, despite recent reforms, bears watching, Central Asian scholar says
LAWRENCE — International media reports have focused on recent reforms in Uzbekistan as a potential opening and thaw of a once repressive regime. ...
General counsel announces retirement
LAWRENCE — A key member of the University of Kansas executive team will be retiring after 17 years of service. ...
Rolfe Mandel named director of Kansas Geological Survey
LAWRENCE — University Distinguished Professor Rolfe Mandel has been named director of the Kansas Geological Survey. Mandel, who also serves as senior scientist and executive director of the Odyssey Geoarchaeology Research Program at the KGS, most recently served as interim director. ...
Scholar to speak on globalism in Britain and the US in the age of Trump
LAWRENCE — Or Rosenboim, a lecturer in modern history at the City University of London, will offer two events on the topic of globalism. ...
KU announces July 2017 Employees of the Month
Name: Tom Prescott Title: Senior painter, Facilities Services ...
Opioid public health emergency declaration step in right direction to fight epidemic, professors say
LAWRENCE — President Donald Trump announced Thursday he would direct the Department of Health and Human Services to declare the opioid crisis a public health emergency. The move would free up money and ease laws to combat the problem that killed an estimated 59,000 Americans last year. ...
KU scientists will lead $1.7M NSF-funded grassland biodiversity study aimed at sustainable management
LAWRENCE — Grasslands around the world vary tremendously in their biodiversity — the wealth of species they harbor. Diverse grasslands are not only more productive but also more resilient to unpredictable events, such as drought or flooding. A new study, funded by the National Science Foundation and led by University...
KC nonprofits host students for Shadow Day
Malala Fund co-founder to deliver 2017 Oswald Lecture
LAWRENCE — Shiza Shahid, entrepreneur and co-founder of the Malala Fund, will deliver a lecture at 7 p.m. Nov. 16 at Capitol Federal Hall as part of the University of Kansas School of Business Charles Oswald Executive Leadership Series. ...
KU announces 10 graduate research consultants for fall 2017
LAWRENCE — This fall, ten Graduate Research Consultants are pairing with instructors in a wide variety of fields to challenge undergraduate students to further develop their research skills through classroom-based projects. ...
Exhibition celebrates centennial of Spencer Museum’s collection
LAWRENCE — This Saturday, the Spencer Museum of Art opens an exhibition celebrating the centennial of its collection. "Civic Leader and Art Collector: Sallie Casey Thayer and an Art Museum for KU" presents artworks from the 1917 founding gift, several of which have never been on view, along with archival...
Arc/D students to build Community Center in Haiti
LAWRENCE — Twelve students in the University of Kansas School of Architecture & Design are taking a multi-term course that will culminate in the construction of a 3,000-square-foot community center in rural Haiti. This fall they are focusing on the design of the center, exploring the potential of utilizing ecologically...
KU lands grant to help KCK students reach, succeed in postsecondary education
LAWRENCE — University of Kansas researchers have secured a grant for more than $18 million that will allow them to provide seven years of support to more than 3,000 middle school students with disadvantaged backgrounds in Kansas City, Kansas. The grant's goal is to ensure they acquire the skills needed...
Colombian President Juan Manuel Santos to speak at KU Oct. 31, receive honorary degree
EDITOR'S NOTE: Due to a change in President Santos' schedule, this event has been moved to a new date and time. The event will now take place at 5:15 p.m. Tuesday, Oct. 31, at the Lied Center. ...
Law students win top honors in 2 national moot court competitions
LAWRENCE – The nationally ranked University of Kansas School of Law moot court program is off to a stellar start in the 2017-2018 season, snagging a national championship and a second-place finish. ...
KU launches new initiatives to fight hunger
LAWRENCE — In response to a 2017 study that found 54 percent of undergraduate students at the University of Kansas can be identified as “food insecure,” KU has launched a new initiative to address food and nutrition insecurity on the Lawrence campus. This summer the Office of the Vice Provost...
Symposium celebrating ‘Jews in the Midwest’ coming Nov. 12
LAWRENCE — The Midwest’s Jewish roots will be celebrated when scholars with international reputations gather at the University of Kansas next month for a symposium. ...
Public attitudes are more negative toward policies specific to transgender issues than gay rights policies, study finds
LAWRENCE — Public attitudes are significantly more negative toward transgender people and policies pertaining to them than they are toward gay people and policies of gay rights advocates, according to a study that includes two University of Kansas researchers. ...
KU to finish Tobacco Free transition
LAWRENCE — In July 2018 the University of Kansas will complete a process begun five years earlier – going tobacco-free. ...
Center For Teaching Excellence receives grant to improve evaluation of teaching
LAWRENCE — The Center for Teaching Excellence at the University of Kansas has received a $612,000 grant intended to help STEM departments provide a richer evaluation of faculty teaching and, ultimately, expand the use of practices that have shown to improve student learning. ...
Residence halls plan family-friendly Halloween event
LAWRENCE — Daisy Hill Commons, and Self and Oswald residence halls at the University of Kansas will be the sites of Halloween in the Halls from 5 to 7 p.m. Sunday, Oct. 22. Children must be accompanied by an adult. ...
Lecture: Sexual assault and the 'strong' black woman
LAWRENCE – The intersection of gender, violence, race and resilience will be explored at the fall 2017 Langston Hughes Visiting Professor Lecture at the University of Kansas. ...
KU campaign for United Way seeking 1,500 donors
LAWRENCE — The 2017 United Way campus fund drive got off to a quiet start Sept. 28, but the goals are just as pressing as in years past. ...
The poetics of 'Universal Boxes': May Tveit’s industrial artwork
LAWRENCE — Although she’s an academic and an artist, May Tveit does not look down on factory work. On the contrary, she idealizes it, celebrates it, utilizes it, loves it. ...
Center for Sustainability to host Prairie Acre Open House
LAWRENCE — The University of Kansas Center for Sustainability invites the public to a Prairie Acre Open House from 4 p.m. to 6 p.m. Tuesday, Oct. 24. The event will take place at the newly constructed Prairie Acre Demonstration Garden on the north side of Prairie Acre. ...
Law review symposium will examine inequity and the law
LAWRENCE — While the law is equated with justice, it is not free from the inequities that exist in society. Legal scholars and thinkers from around the country will gather in Lawrence this week to explore how inequity affects their fields of expertise, including education, immigration and business. ...